St. Landry democrat., 1887-04-30

She speaks.
''You look awfully done," returns Mas
sareene with deep solicitude.
~ am tired confess it. With all this
anxiety upon my mind, to be obliged tc
go about among the guests and apologize
to them for poor Lady Valworth' S absence,
was more trying than | knew. Auntie
was of no help at all. She was thorough.
ly upset herself, and for the first hour un-
presentable. Then she rallied little,
but to hardly any purpose. Oh, Gerald!
what terrible evening this has been!''
''It has had ats good side, however.
You are Free
| "Frec-yes.'
| ''To let me love yon'
II have had no time to think Of that
She regards him earnestly for moment
"You will compel me to believe YOU sell
fish," she says slowly.
''Is it selfish to consider above every
thing the welfare of the one best beloved?
If SO, plead guilty. | tell you | have
thought of nothing since--siuce Boyle's
eXpOse-but the fact that you have been
delivered out Of the hands Of such man "
''One must think of Nadine" "
GLOW is she now" well, but still
terrified. His violence did her no bodily
harm, but She is oppressed by nervous
horror, and will not consent to remain
alone for even a moment.
She is now in the morning room with
Mr.. Duran and auntie.,
You were surprised about Dnau>,>
'Wercu You. When she called out 10
him that time and when he caught her
in his arms, could hardly believe my
senses. Well, it j. Il good exchange for
her. Maurice Duran i handsome. and
rich, and her heart : chosen. She is a
In, ky girlr'
Are Won uulllcky?'' sksthc ones
ton wistfully, locking down at her with
his plain kindly face rather disturbed.
Il am ugly and poor, and not Altogether
sure that am the chosen of her who is
all the world to me =
oh. you are you2'' returns she senten-
tiouSly And is for Maurice Duran, |
would not marry him, even if he had the
grace to ask me >
And You will marry me:'' eagerly.
Time will prove that"
She laughs at him a little saucilv from
under her long lashes, and holds out to
him hand with such dainty sweetness as
brings him to her feet at once.
My darling girlr"
\ DARING glfl, no doubt, Dut not
YOURS vet, however,
and why not, since yen are free
Il was quite free all along, it seems,''
eNclaims she with quick flash of
wounded pride that brings the hot blood
to her cheeks. She springs from her seat
and PAGES rapidly up and down the room.
Presently She stops short before him. and
lifts her dark, angry eyes to his. Il
wonder You have not too much pride to
care for the woman who was despised by
that thief,'' she says, with angry excite
ment.
II care for Mi1licent Grey 1t is absurd
to dwell upon such thing returns he
strongly.
shall ever forget it. wonderful be
rejected by such as him! To learn from
his own lips that | was merely used as
blind; that while paying attention to me
his whole heart and soul was devoted to
another
"But what Il soul and heart YOU should
consider that
"The meaner they are, the more re.
sent his conduct. And to say it before
them all!-my aunt, Lady ValwOrth, Sir
Thomas, youl When he thus scorned mt
publicly, with that evil smile upon hi,
lips, L llau OlliS Ollc WISH 1til.
"And that"
''That / were man, to thrust the words
back in his throat and kill him
'sAnd vet YOU held me from him at the
moment. He is still in the house. how
ever. I will compel him to apoloeize-
to- begins the hot Irishman. making
for the door,
s.No, it. would he useless ;; interposes
she. quickly 1T is done it cannot be |
undone and surely his mother has suffered |
enough. There must be no further dis
turbance.''
II can follow him. however"
IT fell Won. vo,, could never ur,1o what |
is done. Let him 90: he is not worth !
notice. I should be ashamed TO confess |
that his sting hurt me. And we are |
bound to remember his mother.'
s.Ah. poor Lady Valworth, She indeed